Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Researchers: Targeted Crime Attacks Surge, Continue to Blend With Nation-State Campaigns Banking Trojans and cryptocurrency mining malware continue to be among the most-seen types of malicious code used for nontargeted attacks. But cybercrime attackers are increasingly running targeted campaigns, security researchers warn.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 9, 2019
To pay or not to pay? That’s the dilemma hundreds of organizations caught in the continuing surge of crippling ransomware attacks have faced. Related: How ransomware became such a scourge The FBI discourages it, as you might have guessed. What’s more, the U.S. Conference of Mayors this summer even passed a resolution declaring paying hackers for a decryption key anathema.
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WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 6, 2019
From rogue USB sticks to Chrome extensions gone wild, here is a quick guide to some basic risks you should look out for.
Weissman's World
OCTOBER 10, 2019
We spend a lot of time advocating for process improvement everywhere we can – the proven thinking being that even the best information available loses value if it can’t be effectively shared and leveraged. But there’s one element that consistently goes missing that warrants special attention: the need to anticipate circumstances beyond our control and […].
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Don't Blame Us, Blame Hackers, Mobile Gaming Giant Says "Cyberattacks are one of the unfortunate realities of doing business today," reads gaming company Zynga's data breach notification, thus breaking the first rule of crisis management: Own your mistakes. Not least because hacker Gnosticplayers claims the company was still storing passwords using outdated SHA1.
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Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 1, 2019
A Slovenian man convicted of authoring the destructive and once-prolific Mariposa botnet and running the infamous Darkode cybercrime forum has been arrested in Germany on request from prosecutors in the United States, who’ve recently re-indicted him on related charges. NiceHash CTO Matjaž “Iserdo” Škorjanc, as pictured on the front page of a recent edition of the Slovenian daily Delo.si, is being held by German authorities on a US arrest warrant for operating the destructive
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Cloud Access Security Brokers – aka “caz-bees” — have come a long way in a short time. CASBs, a term coined by tech industry consultancy Gartner, first cropped about seven years ago to help organizations enforce security and governance policies as they commenced, in earnest, their march into the cloud. Related: Implications of huge Capital One breach CASBs supplied a comprehensive set of tools to monitor and manage the multitude of fresh cyber risks spinning out of the rise in in corporate
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 10, 2019
A new proof-of-concept hardware implant shows how easy it may be to hide malicious chips inside IT equipment.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone discovered a critical unpatched zero-day vulnerability affecting the Android mobile operating system. Maddie Stone, a member of the Google elite team Project Zero, discovered a critical unpatched zero-day vulnerability affecting the Android mobile operating system. According to the expert, the bug, tracked as CVE-2019-2215, was allegedly being used or sold by the controversial surveillance firm NSO Group.
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Security Affairs
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Researchers at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs have publicly disclosed a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting some models of D-Link routers. Security experts at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs disclosed a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-16920. The vulnerability is an unauthenticated command injection issue that was discovered on September 2019.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Experts discovered a security policy bypass issue in the Sudo utility that is installed as a command on almost every Linux and Unix system. The Sudo utility that is installed as a command on almost every Linux and Unix system is affected by a security policy bypass issue tracked as CVE-2019-14287. The vulnerability could be exploited by an ill-intentioned user or a malicious program to execute arbitrary commands as root on a targeted Linux system, even if the “ sudoers configuration”
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 11, 2019
Good news for the victims of the Nemty Ransomware , security researchers have released a free decryptor that could be used to recover files. I have great news for the victims of the recently discovered Nemty Ransomware , security researchers have released a free decryptor tool that could be used to recover files. In mid-August, the Nemty ransomware appeared in the threat landscape, the name of the ransomware comes after the extension it adds to the encrypted file names.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Iran ’s Passive Defense Organization chief Gholamreza Jalali declared that the US government has started its cyber war against the country. Gholamreza Jalali , Iran’s Passive Defense Organization chief, announced that that “America has started its cyber war against Iran, without providing more details. The news was reported by the ISNA news website on October 1, Jalali also added that Iran “ decisively will resort to cyber defense.”.
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The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 3, 2019
The Ukrainian police dismantled a bot farm involved in spam campaigns carried out through various services, including email and social networks. Cybercrime is a prolific business, criminal organizations continues to make profits with illegal activities in the cyberspace, but police are ready to contrast them. Cyber experts at the Ukrainian police dismantled a bot farm involved in spam campaigns carried out through various services, including email and social networks. “Cyber ??
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 6, 2019
A database containing details of 92 million Brazilians was auctioned by a threat actor on underground forums along with a search service focused on Brazilians. Someone is auctioning on several restricted underground forums a database containing personal information of 92 million Brazilian citizens. The threat actor, registered as X4Crow, is also advertising a search service that allows retrieving detailed information on Brazilian citizens.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 9, 2019
Hackers have compromised the infrastructure of Volusion and are distributing malicious software skimmers to steal payment card data provided by users. Volusion is a privately-held technology company that provides ecommerce software and marketing and web design services for small and medium sized businesses. The company has over 250 employees and has served more than 180,000 customers since its founding in 1999.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 6, 2019
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of attacks exploiting recently disclosed VPN vulnerabilities in Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Pulse Secure. According to the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), advanced persistent threat (APT) groups have been exploiting recently disclosed VPN vulnerabilities in enterprise VPN products in attacks in the wild.
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Security Affairs
OCTOBER 3, 2019
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns organizations about high-impact ransomware attacks. In a wake of the recent string of attacks against cities , school districts and hospitals , the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued organizations about high-impact ransomware attacks. “Ransomware attacks are becoming more targeted, sophisticated, and costly, even as the overall frequency of attacks
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 5, 2019
NSA is redefining its cybersecurity mission and with the Cybersecurity Directorate it will enhance its partnerships with unclassified collaboration and information sharing. Under the new Cybersecurity Directorate — a major organization that unifies NSA’s foreign intelligence and cyberdefense missions. The NSA announced the new Cybersecurity Directorate — which will help defend domestic organizations from foreign cyberattacks.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 5, 2019
Researcher discovered a logical flaw in the Signal messaging app for Android that could be exploited by a malicious caller to force a call to be answered at the receiver’s end without interaction. Google Project Zero white-hat hacker Natalie Silvanovich discovered a logical vulnerability in the Signal messaging app for Android that could be exploited by a malicious caller to force a call to be answered at the receiver’s end without requiring his interaction.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 2, 2019
A new wave of ransomware attacks hit US and Australian hospitals and health service providers causing the paralysis of their systems. Several hospitals and health service providers from the U.S. and Australia were hit by ransomware attacks that forced the administrators to shut part of their IT infrastructure. “Ten hospitals—three in Alabama and seven in Australia—have been hit with paralyzing ransomware attacks that are affecting their ability to take new patients, it was widely reported
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Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 9, 2019
NSA is warning of multiple state-sponsored cyberespionage groups exploiting enterprise VPN Flaws. Last week, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported that advanced persistent threat (APT) groups have been exploiting recently disclosed VPN vulnerabilities in enterprise VPN products in attacks in the wild. Threat actors leverage VPN vulnerabilities in Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Pulse Secure, to breach into the target networks.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Researchers at Check Point discovered that Egypt ‘ government has been spying citizens in a sophisticated surveillance program. Researchers at Check Point discovered that the Egyptian government has been spying on activists and opponents as part of a sophisticated surveillance program. The list of victims is long and includes journalists, politicians, activists and lawyers.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 8, 2019
One of the victims of the Muhstik ransomware gang who initially paid the ransomware, decided to hack back the crooks and released their decryption keys. Tobias Frömel , is a German software developer, who was a victim of the Muhstik ransomware. Frömel initially paid the ransom to decrypt his files, but later decided to get his revenge on the crooks.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Security experts linked a number of cyber-espionage campaigns observed over the years to the same Chinese threat actor, tracked as PKPLUG. Security experts linked a number of cyber-espionage campaigns observed over the years to the same Chinese threat actor, tracked as PKPLUG. The name comes from the threat actor using PlugX inside ZIP archives containing the ASCII magic bytes “PK” in the header. “For three years, Unit 42 has tracked a set of cyber espionage attack campaigns ac
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Security Affairs
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Security expert Pasquale Fiorillo demonstrates how to hack n RFID/NFC Vending Machine. The affected vendor did not answer to my responsible disclosure request, so I’m here to disclose this “hack” without revealing the name of the vendor itself. The target vending machine uses an insecure NFC Card, MIFARE Classic 1k , that has been affected by multiple vulnerabilities so should not be used in important application.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Winnti Group is back with a new modular Win backdoor that was used to infect the servers of a high-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer. Security experts at ESET revealed that Winnti Group continues to update its arsenal, they observed that the China-linked APT group using a new modular Windows backdoor that they used to infect the servers of a high-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 1, 2019
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) presented the Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Masterplan to increase the resilience of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) sectors. The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) presented the Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Masterplan to enhance the security and resilience of Singapore’s Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) sectors in delivering essential services.
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